Charlie (given name)

Charlie is a unisex given name in English-speaking countries, often a nickname for Charles.^[1]

It is traditionally a boy's name, but in the United States (as of 2015) it is more common for girls. Charlie was the 185th most popular name for girls, while being the 227th most popular for boys in the year 2016.^[2]

In Britain, it is still primarily a boy's name. It was the sixth most popular name for boys in England and Wales, the 52nd in Ireland, 28th in New South Wales, Australia as well as Scotland. In the United States, the name has also become more common for girls in recent years. In England and Wales, the name entered the top 100 for girls from 1994-2004, but has not entered the top 100 again in more recent years. Outside of the anglosphere, the name 67th in Sweden for boys in the year 2007.

In modern times, it has become more common for this name to be used for girls, either as a nickname for Charlotte or Charlene, or sometimes on its own. The different forms of spelling are most commonly used for the feminine forms. These spelling variants include Charlee, Charli, Charly, and Charleigh. Charley is another spelling variant, for boys and girls.

People

• Charlie Adler, American voice actor and voice director
• Charlie Albright, American classical pianist
• Charlie Austin, English footballer
• Charlie Baker (born 1956), American businessman and politician
• Charlie Barnet (1913–1991), American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
• Charlie Barnett (disambiguation)
• Charlie Blackmon, American baseball player
• Charlie Brooker (born 1971), British journalist, television presenter and writer
• Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), British actor, filmmaker and composer
• Charlie Crist (born 1956), American politician and lawyer
• Charlie Clements, British actor
• Charlie Cook, American journalist
• Charlie Covell (born 1984), British actress, writer and producer
• Charlie Daniels (born 1936), American singer, musician and songwriter
• Charlie Daniels (disambiguation)
• Charlie Davidson (born 1972), American football player
• Charlie Day, American comedian
• Charlie Dixon (disambiguation)
• Charlie Gallagher (association footballer) (born 1940), Irish football player
• Charlie Gallagher (Gaelic footballer) (1937–1989), Gaelic football player
• Charlie George, football player
• Charlie Haas, wrestler
• Charlie Hall (disambiguation)
• Charles Haughey, Irish Taoiseach
• Charlie Hides (born 1964), American drag queen and comedian
• Charlie Jackson (American football coach) (born 1976), American football coach
• Charlie Jackson (defensive back), American football player
• Charlie Kelly (businessman) (born 1945), American businessman and mountain bike pioneer
• Charlie Kelly (baseball), 1880s baseball player
• Charlie Kelly, drummer, The Vaselines
• Charlie Kendall (born 1935), American football player
• Charles King (disambiguation)
• Charlie Manuel, baseball coach
• Charlie McCoy, (born 1941), American musician
• Charlie McDermott, American actor
• Charlie McDonnell, British YouTube vlogger
• Charlie Mills (harness racer), German harness racing driver and trainer
• Charlie Moore (disambiguation)
• Charlie Mullins (born 1952), British businessman, founder of Pimlico Plumbers
• Charlie Murphy (1959-2017), American comedian
• Charlie Norris (footballer) (1881–1940) Australian footballer
• Charlie Norris (wrestler), (born 1965), American wrestler
• Charlie Parker (1920-1955), American jazz saxophonist and composer
• Charlie Puth (born 1991), American singer and songwriter
• Charlie Reid (disambiguation)
• Charlie Reiter (born 1988), American footballer
• Charlie Rich (1932–1995), American singer
• Charlie Rose, American television interviewer and journalist
• Charlie Phil Rosenberg ("Charles Green"), American bantamweight boxer
• Charlie Scene, pseudonym of Jordon Terrell from the band Hollywood Undead
• Charlie Sheen (born 1965), American actor
• Charlie Simpson, British singer
• Charlie Stewart, British radio presenter
• Charlie Storwick (born 1998), Canadian singer
• Charlie Stubbs (American football) (born 1955), football coach
• Charlie Stubbs (footballer) (1920–1984), English footballer
• Charlie Swan (horse racing), jockey
• Charlie Tuna (1944-2016), American radio and television personality
• Charlie or Charles Walker (disambiguation)
• Charlie Watts, drummer,The Rolling Stones
• Charlie White (figure skater), American ice dancer
• Charlie Wiggins, American racing driver
• Arizona Charlie, American showman and sharpshooter Abram Henson Meadows (1859–1932), also known as Charlie Meadows
• Dawson Charlie (c. 1865–1908), Canadian First Nations person, a co-discoverer of the gold that triggered the Klondike Gold Rush

Fictional characters

• Charlie the Tuna, the cartoon mascot for StarKist Tuna
• Charlie (Darkness or the Night Monster), in Don't Starve
• Charlie (Street Fighter), in the Street Fighter video games
• Charlie (The Simpsons), on the television series The Simpsons
• Charlie Andrews (Heroes), on the television series Heroes
• Charlie Babbitt, in the 1988 film Rain Man
• Charlie Baileygates, in the 2000 film Me, Myself & Irene
• Charlie Baker, in the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen and its sequel
• Charlie B. Barkin, the lead character in the 1989 film All Dogs Go to Heaven
• Charlie Bradbury, from the TV show Supernatural
• Charlie Brown, the lead character in the Peanuts comic strip
• Charlie Bucket, the title character of the novels Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
• Charlie Buckton, from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
• Charlie Calvin, from The Santa Clause film series
• Charlie Chan, a Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers
• Chainsaw Charlie, later stage name for professional wrestler Terry Funk
• Charlie Cotton, from the British soap opera EastEnders
• Charlie Cotton (2014 character), from the British soap opera EastEnders
• Charlie, a fictional monkey in the South Korean computer animated TV series Chiro
• Charlie Dalton, from the movie Dead Poets Society
• Charlie Davies, a main character from the television series Outsourced
• Charles DiLaurentis, a main antagonist from the television series Pretty Little Liars
• Charlotte "Charlie" Duncan, the title character of the television series Good Luck Charlie
• Charlie Eppes, from the television series Numb3rs
• Charlie Francis, from the television series Fringe
• Charlie Frost, from the 1998 film Jack Frost
• Charlie Harper (Two and a Half Men), from the television series Two and a Half Men
• Dr. Charlie Harris, from the 2012 television series Saving Hope
• Charlie Hesketh, from the film Kingsman: The Golden Circle
• Charlie Horse, from television series Lamb Chop's Play-Along
• Charlie Kelly, from the Irish soap opera Fair City
• Charlie Kelly, from the television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Charlie Kelmeckis, in the 1999 novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower and 2012 film of the same name
• Charlie Lyndsay, from the film Just Charlie
• Charlie McGee, lead character in Stephen King's novel Firestarter
• Charlie Moore, lead character of the television series Head of the Class
• Charlie Muffin, main character of the Charlie M 1977 spy thriller novel, other novels by Brian Freemantle and Charlie Muffin, a 1979 made-for-television film
• Charlie Nancy, main character of the novel Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
• Charlie Pace, from the television series Lost
• the title character of the British comic strip Charlie Peace (1964–1974)
• Charlie Stubbs, from the British soap opera Coronation Street
• Charlie Swan (Twilight), in the novel series Twilight
• Charlie Townsend, the unseen boss in the 1976 television series Charlie's Angels, the 2011 television series Charlie's Angels, the 2000 film Charlie's Angels and the 2003 film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
• Charlie Weasley, in the Harry Potter novels
• Charlie Wilcox, in the movie Suburban Commando
• Charlie the Unicorn, in a short film and viral video
• Charlie, a purple engine from the TV series Thomas and Friends
• Charlie, one of raptors from the film Jurassic World
• Charlie, narrator of the young adult novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
• Charlie Watson, the human lead character in the upcoming Transformers movie Bumblebee

References

See also

• Charli XCX, British singer